The European Women’s Football Championship begins. Maybe there won’t be any hype around the men for now, but in recent years (and after the 2019 World Cup) visibility has finally increased, so much so that this 13th edition of the tournament has become the most highly anticipated. The women’s teams are being watched more and more every year, and they improve their performance every year. Everything points to great competition, hopefully without too much sexism. The European Championship will be held in England and will last until July 31, that’s all you need to know.
All matches will take place in the evening, at 6 or 9 pm Italian time, and will be seen on Sky and Rai, which will be broadcast in the clear on Rai Sport. However, the matches of Italy and the most important ones in general will also be broadcast on Rai 1.. There will be around ten host stadiums including Wembley and Brentford, Old Trafford and Manchester City’s Academy Stadium. But let’s move on to the competing teams: there are 16 of them, with Northern Ireland being the only newcomer and Portugal replacing Russia, who were excluded after invading Ukraine. Among the favorites are England, Holland, Sweden, Germany (eight-time winner of the European Championships), France and Spain. As he points out FastCompared to the World Cup, however, the overall level is more uniform.
Milena Bertolini’s Italy isn’t among the favorites, but it might surprise you as in 2019.. The team is very similar to the one we saw at the last World Cup: 14 people will be back in the blue jersey with some new members. In goal we will have Laura Giuliani, Francesca Durante, Katya Schroffenegger; on defense Elisa Bartoli, Valentina Bergamaschi, Lisa Boattin, Lucia Di Guglielmo, Maria Luisa Filangieri, Sarah Gama, Martina Lenzini and Elena Linari. Midfielders will be Arianna Caruso, Valentina Cernoia, Aurora Galli, Manuela Giugliano, Martina Rosucci, Flaminia Simonetti. Finally, in attack we will have Barbara Bonansi, Agnese Bonfantini, Valentina Giacinti, Cristiana Girelli, Martina Piemonte and Daniela Sabatino.
The group to which Italy belongs is D and it is not the easiest. Our players will have to fight with France, Belgium and Iceland. between the most anticipated flights are already scheduled for July 10 France-Italy. Fingers crossed: turn blue!
Source: Elle